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Summary: Better than I expected!
Review: I'm extremely pleased with this DVD. The deleted scenes and other "extras" made it well worth the $$. When (and if) Universal releases the additional 5 seasons on DVD, I'll be the first to buy them!
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Summary: What idiot priced this DVD?
Review: Too bad that some money-grubbing Scrooge has decided to ruin this show's legacy by not only charging $59.99 for this dvd, but then having the audacity to include forced previews as well! I was looking forward to buying this when I first heard it was announced, but now ... I'll just wait for the used guys to get around to it. $59.99? Somebody just does not have a clue!
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Summary: Some unnecessary annoyances...
Review: Forced ads are just plain evil. I always watch trailers (once) anyway, so why make me sit through 2 minutes of ads for other shows every time I put the first disc in? Whoever thought that was acceptable should be ashamed of themselves. In protest I'm crossing Mr. Monk off my shopping list...The discs are also double-sided, which is made even more of a pain because they're incorrectly labelled (the labels should be on the opposite side to the data, but here they aren't). Worse there's no inlay or episode list, so you have to be very careful you watch them in the right order. I hope they drop the (admittedly cute) "Parka" and put more effort in other areas of the presentation next season.
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Summary: Excellent Show Average DVD
Review: Should have packaged seasons 1&2 together. Great to see it in DVD quality. Sound and picture quality are great! Would have liked to see some sort of insert inside the case (cast info, series history, maybe production photos, ect...). Price? I would have paid $100 for these discs, to me its no big deal and from what I understand it has a lot to do with music rights. I am now waiting for season 2 to hit the shelves and simply cannot wait. By far the best series ever on televison! Maurice: "You know what the state motto of Alaska is Joel?" Joel: "If it ain't broke don't fix it?" DVD player.......$179.00
Northern Exposure 1st season DVD set...... $39.00
Visiting Cicely in the 21 century?......priceless KeSho
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Summary: Re-Licensing Original Music Costs MONEY, people!
Review: Ok. So this set comes in a silly parka wannabe thing and utilizes "flipper" discs that were obsolete by the late 90's. Whatever. It is still a great show and worth your money. Mr. Thomas from Clawson is unfortunately not correct when he writes that Universal is lying about music rights issues. Yes, the videos that were released in the 90's cost much less, but music rights issues were not as complicated back then as they are now. DVD is SOOO popular that the struggling music industry is desperately trying to piggy-back on the success of the format. That leaves shows like this up the proverbial creek. When Northern Exposure was made and all the music licensed, there was no option in contracts for such continual repackaging beyond videocassettes. With this DVD release, Universal has had to go and re-license all the music. That is definitely why the set is so expensive. Personally, I think it is worth it. And as for mrtkiernan, some of the early shows did not have a quick three-minute intro. The episodes on the discs are intact, music and all, which is a great, great thing.
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Summary: Nothern Exposure Back In Big Way!
Review: I have to thank Universal for putting together this dvd. Northern Exposure's my all time favorite television series, and catching the complete first season on 2 dvds was a blast! The bonus materials (especially the outtakes) were delicious icing on the cake and the orange jacket it came in with the little mousse zip was inspired. My only disappointment was the number of episodes it contained. If the idea of putting in only 8 episodes was to make me gasp for more, it worked. But I'm used to getting more for my buck, and 8 episodes was really expensive. I know I'm hooked already, and I can't wait for the all the rest of the episodes to make it onto dvd, but I can imagine the price I'll have to pay to catch it all if every dvd comes with only 7-8 episodes. It would be nice to reward Northern Exposure junkies like me with something a little more susbstantial, like 15 episodes. If they do, I'll get a couple, and distribute them to my friends, just to say thanks!! Otherwise, a fantastic dvd that will stay in my player for some time yet!
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Summary: Great Buy!
Review: Excellent full run episodes, not the chopped up versions circulating in syndication. Great show!
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Summary: Missing intros and poor dvd design
Review: THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE PRODUCT NOT THE SHOW: LIke everyone here I have been anxiously awaiting the reslease of this DVD.
and no price would stop me from buying it. ( I suspect the unscrupulous money mongers at Universal know this about NX fans and feel no regret taking advantage of this) When I unwrapped the DVD and subsequently unzipped the packaing I opened the case, and much to my surprise and dissapointment I found no insert , I thought at first this was a mistake, but then when I put in the DVD to see they had mislabeled the discs, And I saw the menu layout I realized it was no mistake, it was a sign of shoddy craftsmanship As a person who authors DVD's for a living I know how simple it is to make a ONE and it really takes someone who just does not care or an absolute nimrod to a make a DVD this bad. Presentation really is everything in this buisness and Universal has shown their true colors with this product, they care nothing for the show only ripping people off. All of this I can forgive , but be forewarned I have only watched three of the episodes and so far two of them have left off the first establishing 3 minute intro before the credtis. THIS IS UNBELIEVEABLE!!! and anyone who knows the show understands why this is an atrocity. I would have rathered Universal not release it at all if they were not going to do it right!
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Summary: Northern Exposure- A Great Show!
Review: Hey folks, this was a great show and I am delighted it is finally out on DVD. The DVDs' look and sound great and I urge all fans of the show to get this. Many of you have complained of the high price for the amount of episodes included. I recently read in my daily newspaper that the price for this set is so high because Universal had to pay for all the rights for the music in the show. If you remember, the show had alot of nice and quirky music that added to the appeal of the show. Universal obviously decided to retain the original music of the show instead of replacing it with something else. I for one am glad they went this way and I hope they retain this position. My opinion is that if you want the rest of the series to come out, make sure to support this release.
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Summary: NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Review: Can't give it any more stars.....not because of the quality...but the price. I see where someone makes comments that the reason for the high price is the ammount of royalty Universal had to pay for the music rights......this doesn't make sense. A few years ago Universal released a dozen titles on VHS and they didn't overcharge for those because of music royalty. In fact those Northern Exposure titles were all priced in line with any other VHS on the market. There is no excuse other then plain greed...greed....greed....and a stupid collectors packet that I will probably through away anyway because it doesn't fit on my shelf with other DVD's in my library. Why Universal has to lie and make excuses for overcharging is annoying......it isn't because of the music rights...that is for sure.
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